Shaheen Baig

Shaheen Baig (born 3 April 1972) (Urdu:شاہین بیگ) is a Pakistani mountaineer.

Shaheen Baig was born in Shimshal village, Hunza–Nagar District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

He experienced childhood in the Shimshal Valley and spent his initial years moving in the Karakorum and became endlessly in love with the mountains.

[1] Baig started his mountaineering career in 1995 as a high-altitude porter with a Korean expedition.

Baig's first expedition to an 8,000 m (26,000 ft) peak was with a Japanese team that attempted Gasherbrum II in 2001.